The Indiana State Department of Agriculture awarded $459,866 to four projects designed to grow the state’s specialty crop sector. Some of the projects awarded this grant cycle include Increasing Productivity & Consumer Accessibility of Hydroponically Grown Organic Lettuce in Indiana and Improving Drip Irrigation Management for Vegetable and Melon Production in Indiana, to researchers/ extension…Read more about The Indiana State Department of Agriculture awarded $459,866 to projects designed to grow the state’s specialty crop sector[Read More]
Assistant Professor Yiwei Huang (as a PI) has received a $74,861 seed grant from The Purdue Climate Change Research Center (PCCRC), with a proposal titled “Downscaling and visualizing climate change scenarios to advance environmental justice and promote local action”. She will be working with Co-PI Dr. Tian Guo (from ABE), Co-PI Dr. Keith A. Cherkauer (from…Read more about Yiwei Huang received seed grant from The Purdue Climate Change Research Center (PCCRC)[Read More]
Lori Hoagland presented an invited talk at the Organic Horticulture Symposium 2020 (III International Organic Fruit Symposium and I International Organic Vegetable Symposium), which was held online and hosted by the University of Catania. Her talk focused on her lab’s research investigating how changes in soil and root microbiomes induced by soil and crop management practices…Read more about Lori Hoagland presented talk at the Organic Horticulture Symposium 2020.[Read More]
Ariana Torres and Purdue researchers and educators just released a new online course The Six Pillars of Farm Risk Management. This online course allows participants to earn a Purdue Certificate! Open enrollment is available through November 2022, but early enrollment is encouraged. Link https://bit.ly/PurdueSixPillars
Ross Braun and Aaron Patton published a research article now available: Braun, R. C., & Patton, A. J. (2022). Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) culm and inflorescence density in lawns: Effects of nitrogen fertilization and scalping timing and height. Crop Science, 62, 489–502. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20665
Ross Braun and Aaron Patton published a research article now available: Braun, R. C., Patton, A. J., Reiter, M., Elmore, M. T., & Tuck, D. P. (2021). Tolerance of fine fescues in minimal-to-no mow golf course rough to indaziflam formulations. Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management, 7:e20134. https://doi.org/10.1002/cft2.20134
Three separate manuscripts related to the History of Controlled Environment Horticulture (Ancient Origins, Greenhouses, and Indoor Farming Related Technologies) were published by Drs. Jules Janick, Krishna Nemali, and Cary Mitchell. These manuscripts and accessible at the following link: https://journals.ashs.org/hortsci/view/journals/hortsci/57/2/hortsci.57.issue-2.xml
Ashley Adair presented “What’s in a Label Uncovering the What and Why of Food Labeling in Organic Agriculture” at the Purdue Extension – Dubois County Annual Meeting. After the meeting, I was offered a spot on the local TV station’s public interest programming. The program will air in the next couple of weeks.
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